Williams on Austin making the Pro Bowl: ‘Well deserved’

Roy Williams has had a tough season, but he says he’s happy fellow wide receiver Miles Austin had a breakout one.

Williams was asked Wednesday for his reaction to Austin making the Pro Bowl despite not starting until the fifth game.

“Well deserved. Hope he keeps it up,” Williams said. “He’s kept us in a lot of ball games this year. Heck of a football player. He’s kept us in a lot of ball games.”

Williams said he was stunned by Austin’s emergence. Williams began the season as the team’s No. 1 wideout, but that title clearly belongs to Austin now.

“If you had asked me in training camp that that (Austin making the Pro Bowl) would have happened, I would have said no way,” Williams said. “He just got better and better week by week. In training camp, if you had asked me or anybody else on this team, it wouldn’t have been close, his name wouldn’t have been mentioned. But he kept his head focused and he kept chipping away. Good things come to those who wait. He waited his turn.”